More Subpoenas May Come Soon In Bridgegate Investigation

The New Jersey Legislature's committee dedicated to investigating
last September's lane closures on the George Washington Bridge is
scheduled to meet in a closed session Tuesday, and a source in
the State House told Business Insider it may issue more subpoenas
soon.

So far, the committee has issued
more than 25 subpoenas to individuals and organizations,
including the office of Republican Gov. Chris Christie, his
campaign operation, and several of his close aides.

The subpoenas requested documents and communications related to
the closures, which caused days of paralyzing traffic in Fort
Lee, N.J. In some cases, multiple subpoenas were issued to
the same target asking for additional information. Some Democrats
have alleged the lane closures were ordered by Christie's allies
to retaliate against Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich for declining
to endorse the governor's re-election bid.

Last Thursday, the committee sent out a statement saying it would
meet Tuesday to "update members concerning the status of its
investigation and convene in closed session."

The source who spoke to Business Insider said the meeting would
include the committee's special counsel, Reid Schar, updating
members on which documents have been returned in response to the
subpoenas issued so far. Once in closed session, the source said
the members would discuss the possibility of issuing more
subpoenas. They declined to discuss who would get the subpoenas.

The committee is comprised of 12 members of the New Jersey
Legislature including eight Democrats and four Republicans. It is
co-chaired by two Democrats: Assemblyman John Wisniewski and
State Senator Loretta Weinberg.

In addition to
the Legislature's committee, the so-called Bridgegate scandal is
also being investigated by the U.S. Attorney in New Jersey, and
there have been multiple signs that the probe is heating
up.

On Friday, ABC News
reported U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman convened a grand jury to
investigate the allegations, which indicates the federal inquiry
has moved into the criminal phase. Additionally, ABC
reported the jurors heard testimony from Christie's press
secretary, Michael Drewniak.

Late Sunday evening, Main Justice reported David Wildstein, a
former Port Authority official and associate of Christie's who
was instrumental in the order to close the lanes,
spent last week "camped at the U.S. Attorney's office" in
Newark, N.J. Esquire subsequently
reported Wildstein was "cooperating" with Fishman's
investigation.

In the face of these investigations, lawyers hired by Christie's
office
released their own report late last month. That report
concluded "Governor Christie did not know of the lane
realignment beforehand and had no involvement in the decision to
realign the lanes."